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1、 the duty of taking good care of my parents, I have decided to work in Quanzhou, which is close to my hometown.
A. To consider B. Considering
C. Considered D. To have considered
2、Once again, terrorists have used vehicles to deadly attacks - this time in Spain.
A. hold out B. bring out
C. carry out D. pick out
3、 It’s always cold in Zhejiang in winter, but it ____ be warm at times.
A. can B. may C. will D. might
4、_____, everyone present was amused by his adventure story in Africa.
A. Absurd as might it sound
B. As it might sound absurd
C. As absurd it might sound
D. Absurd as it might sound
5、 —Why didn‘t you hire the young man?
—__________ qualification, ability and experience, he‘s not well suited to the position we offer．
A． In terms of B． In spite of
C． In favor of D． In want of
6、The food in Haoyun Restaurant is ________ than that in Liyuan Restaurant.
A．delicious
B．more delicious
C．deliciouser
D．most delicious
7、Mary worked here as a _______ secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company.
A.contradictory B.contemporary C.permanent D.temporary
8、China’s year-on-year growth in consumer price index ________ an almost eight-year high at 4.5 percent in November ________ higher prices of pork and other meat said the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.
A.hit; but for B.beat; due to C.beat; but for D.hit; due to
9、I should not have laughed if I ______ you were serious.
A. thought B. would think
C. had thought D. have thought
10、“Got it?” Professor Smith says, “______, let’s move on to the next part.”
A. If not B. If anything C. If ever D. If so
11、When contacted by the media, the police didn’t ________ that report that the man was guilty, only saying that the investigation was under way.
A．confirm
B．accomplish
C．convey
D．convince
12、I ________ more careful in that quiz. I made too many stupid mistakes.
A．must be
B．could have been
C．must have been
D．could be
13、Have you asked him ____he is going to the party tonight with us?
A.which B.whether C.what D.that
14、70,000 pigeons were _____ in Tian'anmen Square on Oct 1 to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
A.delivered B.relieved C.released D.liberated
15、--- Why did you ______ the fourth paragraph of your rewritten composition?
--- Because I thought it was off the point.
A. put out B. leave out
C. make out D. figure out
16、The computer centre, ______ last year, is very popular among the students in this school.
A．open
B．opening
C．having opened
D．opened
17、The best method to ______ this goal is to unite as many people as possible.
A. undertake B.conduct C. perform D. Accomplish
18、The farmer considered me as his old friend and treated me ________ some good tea.
A. as B. for C. to D. on
19、Now, the competition is too fierce in every field, and Mary never takes her daughter’s studies ______ granted _________she should lag behind others.
A．as; even though
B．for; as though
C．for; in case
D．as; for fear that
20、With time going by, we have come to realize that creativity is _________ it takes to keep a nation highly competitive.
A. what B. how C. why D. that
21、The Best Podcasts for Everyone
A podcast is a sound file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on a computer or iPod. You can find a podcast about almost anything these days, but you might need a helping hand to find the podcasts worthy of your ear. Our expertly chosen list will entertain and educate you, whether you’re doing the dishes, working out, or relaxing in the bath.
1. Revisionist History
In this mix of strange stories, Malcolm Gladwell, a famous writer, handles misunderstood events and rarely discussed ideas, covering subjects like Toyota’s car recall and even the firebombing of Tokyo at the end of World War II. Gladwell freely mixes research and opinion and enjoys challenging conventional views, but every episode serves up facts and stories you have likely never heard before.
2. The Read
Kid Fury and Crissle West, famous comedians, review the latest pop culture news and offer their opinions on everything. Funny and challenging, these conversations run for a couple of hours, covering recent events and frequently touching on social justice, mental health and race.
3. Forever35
Forever35 started as a physical self-care podcast but expanded to discuss mental health, relationships, and any other topic that appeals to writers Doree Shafrir and Kate Spencer. They go from chatting about skin creams to seasonal emotional disorder—but always in a fun, inclusive, and down-to-earth way.
4. Hidden Brain
An absorbing deep dive into human behavior related to brains with the help of scientists, Hidden Brain is packed with informative messages. The host, National Public Radio’s accomplished science journalist Shankar Vedantam, makes complex ideas accessible.
5. The Infinite Monkey Cage
This show, hosted by physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince, raises questions like “Does time exist?”—which are then debated by a diverse panel of three guests, usually a mix of experts and entertainers. Definite answers are in short supply, but it’s always accessible, enthusiastic, and makes audience think deeply.
Special offer for readers: Get a 1-year subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off). This includes unlimited access to WIRED.com. If you buy something using links in our stories, this helps support our work.
【1】What is this text?
A．A book review.
B．A course plan.
C．An academic article.
D．An online advertisement.
【2】How many podcasts are associated with natural science?
A．Two.
B．Three.
C．Four.
D．Five.
【3】Which podcast interests listeners who want to stay young and healthy?
A．The Read.
B．Forever35.
C．Hidden Brain.
D．The Infinite Monkey Cage.
22、 Gold is one of the rarest materials on Earth and has always been considered a valuable and precious resource. It's very likely that someone in your family owns something made of gold, especially since China is one of the world's biggest buyers of gold jewellery. It's even in our smartphones - they contain parts made from this expensive material.
But where does this beautiful metal actually come from? The answer: outer space.
This August, Chinese scientists became the first in the world to witness gravitational waves（引力波）caused by the collision of neutron (中子）stars, reported Xinhua News Agency.
The sight was witnessed at China's Kunlun Antarctic Station at the South Pole, and Insight, China’s first X-ray astronomical satellite, also contributed to the discovery.
Although collisions of black holes have been recorded before, this was the first time that two neutron stars were known to have collided. It's believed that such collisions lead to huge explosions of energy, and even to the creation of precious metals such as gold and silver.
“The collision of neutron stars is like a very large gold factory in the universe,” Jin Zhiping，a researcher at the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Xinhua.
According to an article published by space.com, scientists have long believed gold and other materials are created in this way, but it wasn't until the recent collision that their theory was confirmed.
“The origin of the really heaviest chemical elements in the universe had confused the scientific community for quite a long time,” Hans-Thomas Janka, a senior scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany, said in a news release. “Now, we have the first observational proof for neutron star mergers(合并) as sources.”
Indeed, the recently observed collision is thought to have produced an amount of gold that would weigh 10 times more than Earth, according to New Scientist
Don’t expect to be showered in gold any time soon, however. The collision actually took place 130 million years ago, taking all that time for the event's light to reach Earth.
But at least if you want to see a piece of space up close, all you have to do is to look at the ring on your mom's finger - or the smartphone in your pocket.
【1】What's the author's purpose of writing the first two paragraphs?
A. To emphasize the rareness of gold.
B. To list some uses of gold in daily life.
C. To explain the reasons for the popularity of gold.
D. To interest readers about the source of gold.
【2】What would the collision of neutron stars lead to according to Xinhua?
A. The creation of black holes.
B. The death of the stars.
C. The disappearance of gravitational waves.
D. The creation of gold.
【3】What’s the text mainly about?
A. China’s Kunlun Antarctic Station does research into gold.
B. Collisions between two neutron stars result in gold
C. Collisions contribute to the discovery.
D. Gold is considered a valuable and precious rescource.
【4】What can we learn from the article?
A. The amount of gold produced by the collision was very small.
B. The collision was the largest reported in history.
C. China played a big role in the new discovery.
D. The collision took place 130 years ago.
23、 Conservationists (野生动物保护者） have long known that using pandas, tigers and other charming species to promote their campaigns is a good way to raise money. But some people argue that focusing on these "flagship" animals can ignore equally threatened but less cute ones.
Now Jennifer McGowan at Macquarie University in Sydney and her colleagues suggest that we can have it both ways, after finding that funding for flagship species also helps other threatened species in the surrounding areas. McGowan's team first drew up a list of 534 flagship species in wildlife-rich hot spots around the world. The biodiversity areas were each split into grids (网格） of 100 by 100kilometer squares. The researchers then compared two conservation approaches across eight simulated scenarios (模拟场景） which assumed different levels of human activity and protected areas.
The first focused on protecting flagship species, while the second aimed to protect the maximum number of species in an area, regardless of their fundraising potential. Their study has found that targeting grid squares with flagship species also protected 79 to 89 per cent of the non-flagship species in that area. The figure rose to 97 per cent in some scenarios. "The findings could help when choosing which species to promote. Flagship species are very effective at getting the public to care, "she says.
Morgan Trimble, the author of a paper that has found scientists also have a preference for charming animals, says the results don't surprise her. "While I think it's important that we don't lose sight of the bigger picture --- conserving species is about conserving all the component parts of ecosystems, even the not-so-cute species ---I think highlighting flagship species in fundraising and education is a practical idea and appeals to human nature," she says. Trimble also asks what the alternative to using flagship species would be randomly picking species? McGowan's study found a random approach to choosing where to spend conservation funds only protected 39 to 55 per cent of the non-flagship species.
【1】What kind of animals do conservationists usually use to raise funds?
A.Less attractive animals.
B.Endangered flagship animals
C.Threatened but not necessarily cute species.
D.Charming but not necessarily threatened species.
【2】What has McGowan and her team's study revealed?
A.It works well to focus on flagship species.
B.There are very few flagship species in grid squares.
C.Non-flagship species are poorly protected in general.
D.Flagship species are getting more than enough attention.
【3】What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.An approach to choosing a charming species
B.The effects of human activity on animals
C.The role of fundraising in saving animals
D.An effective way to conduct wildlife conservation
24、 Starring Yi Yangqianxi and Lei Jiayin, new streaming series The Longest Day In Chang’an has been one of the biggest pleasant surprises for fans of TV dramas this summer. Its intense story and well-designed costumes and scenery have captured the attention of viewers, earning it high marks on review platforms.
The Chinese name of the drama is Chang’an 12 Shichen. Each episode covers half a shichen, or one hour of time, telling the story in “real time”. The show takes place during the Shangyuan Festival in Chang’an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty and what is now Xi’an. The story follows Zhang Xiaojing, who has been sentenced to death. Before his execution(死刑), he is appointed by Li Bi, the young chief of the intelligence department, to stop a group of foreign terrorists called the Wolves Squad and protect Chang’an.
One of the main attractions of the show has been its recreation and presentation of the ancient city of Chang’an. To give viewers the feeling that they are traveling in the city, the show’s director Cao Dun has been making use of single shot scenes that show off what the crowded market would have been like during the Lantern Festival in Chang’an. The cast(演员) has also been a major draw. They have been an irreplaceable part of the drama. These experienced actors are the foundation for the drama.
The drama takes license with history to introduce important plot elements, such as watch towers in the city that are manned by sharpshooters who can hit any target in their range. The production team even came up with a detailed secret communication system that these watch towers use to communicate with each other. Another innovation(革新) is the use on screen notes to explain terms that audiences would be unfamiliar with. Such as the term bu liang ren (Lit: not good person), which audiences may mistakenly think refers to a villain in the show. An explanation appears on screen to tell the audience that bu liang ren are specialists trained to catch bad guys. It’s really helpful.
【1】Which of the following best describes the drama?
A.Humorous B.Attractive.
C.Academic. D.Boring.
【2】According to Paragraph 2, what do we know about Zhang Xiaojing?
A.He is a follower of Li Bi.
B.He has been excused for his crime.
C.He is chosen to defeat the terrorists.
D.He once served in the intelligence department.
【3】The show’s director uses the skill of single shot scenes in order to________.
A.make viewers feel personally on the scene.
B.let audiences have a good trip in Chang’an.
C.help audiences understand the history well.
D.show what the Lantern Festival is like.
【4】What does the term “bu liang ren” probably refer to?
A.Someone who is responsible for damage.
B.A person who acts against human principles.
C.A person who has particular skills to catch bad men.
D.Someone whose job is to protect people and their property.
【5】What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A.The explanation for screen notes.
B.The innovation elements of the drama.
C.The audience’s assessments of the drama.
D.The introduction of the communication system.
25、After that weekend, my high school classmates and I would go our________ways. Many planned on attending colleges far away, as I did. Others had jobs lined up and a few were thinking about________.
Directly in front of me was a friend, who________and yawned, acting a little self-satisfied. He and a couple of friends had decided to play one________trick before graduation. The night before, they’d________over to the principal’s home and used rolls of toilet paper to decorate his house and yard.
The principal onstage had given no________that anything was wrong. Hearing my name, I took a deep breath, ________climbed the steps, crossed the stage and stopped in front of the principal. He handed me my________case. I couldn’t wait to open it and find my name,________that I had graduated. My friend opened his case and all of us burst into ________. What we saw was a single roll of toilet paper inside.
The choices we make________our lives.
Our high school principal had a great sense of________and took this opportunity to play a trick back on the boys, but they were allowed to graduate.
Sometimes we get lucky when we do something wrong.________, sometimes we don’t. I often wonder what________those who didn't make it to graduation. The________way to stay out of trouble is to avoid it in the first place.
【1】
A．wide
B．contradictory
C．similar
D．separate
【2】
A．marriage
B．success
C．education
D．separation
【3】
A．smiled
B．blamed
C．sighed
D．trembled
【4】
A．usual
B．last
C．important
D．very
【5】
A．knocked
B．swung
C．slipped
D．switched
【6】
A．meaning
B．framework
C．indication
D．fantasy
【7】
A．nervously
B．casually
C．shamefully
D．elegantly
【8】
A．tool
B．diploma
C．paper
D．glass
【9】
A．assuming
B．informing
C．confirming
D．identifying
【10】
A．song
B．tears
C．anger
D．laughter
【11】
A．destroy
B．shape
C．undergo
D．violate
【12】
A．kindness
B．happiness
C．humor
D．accomplishment
【13】
A．Anyhow
B．Furthermore
C．Still
D．Therefore
【14】
A．became of
B．brought about
C．got across
D．brought out
【15】
A．surest
B．toughest
C．meanest
D．bravest
26、假设你是班长，学校学生会决定组织一次英语演讲比赛，请根据所给提示，用英语写一则通知。要点如下：
1．比赛目的：提高学生的英语口语水平。
2．参加者：高中学生。
3．报名时间与地点：10月30日以前，学生会办公室或向班里团支书报名。
4．比赛时间与地点：11月10日下午2：30，阅览室。
5．5位英语老师被邀为评委。
6．前5位优胜者获奖，并有机会参加今年暑假在北京举办的英语夏令营，与外籍老师交流。
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